Overview

The University of Calgary is one of Canada’s top comprehensive research universities, combining the best of university tradition with the city of Calgary’s vibrant energy and diversity.

A History of the University of Calgary's Continuing Education
Continuing education at the University of Calgary dates back to the 1960s—even before the university gained autonomy. Over the decades, the demand for continuing education has grown steadily. Today, Continuing Education remains focused on meeting the needs of our community and offers over 1200 courses and seminars for professional and personal development.

Downtown Campus

• The University of Calgary Downtown Campus is a unique intellectual and corporate hub in the downtown core. 
• Facilitating personal and professional development with the highest quality of service, the Downtown Campus is a place for learning and community engagement.
• The fresh & collaborative meeting & event spaces at UCalgary’s Downtown Campus are designed to take you away from the “familiar” and facilitate new, innovative thinking and team building. 
• Enjoy professional catering & audio visual support, booking flexibility and affordability unmatched in downtown Calgary.

Highlights

Rankings and accolades
National and global academic rankings

• Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) - The University of Calgary ranked in the 151-200 range internationally, and #7-8 nationally,  ranked by Academic Ranking of World Universities for 2021.
• Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) - The University of Calgary ranked 8^th in Canada and 190^th by the Center for World University Rankings for 2021-2022.
• QS World Rankings - In June 2021, the QS World University Rankings 2022 were released. In this ranking, the University of Calgary placed 10^th in Canada, and 235^th in the world. 
• Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking - The University of Calgary ranked in the 201-250th category internationally, and 8^th nationally by the Times Higher Education 2022 rankings.
• Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking - In the 2022 ranking, the University of Calgary climbed to the top 3 percent of post-secondary institutions for advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
• U.S. News and World Report - The University of Calgary ranked in 169^th place globally, (7^th place in Canada) by U.S. News and World Report for 2022.
• Canada's Top 50 Research Universities - The University of Calgary was ranked as one of the top research universities nationally by Re$earch Info. Source Inc. in 2023, on their Top 50 Research Universities in Canada list.